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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Australia has been charged with poisoning a child and allegedly posting videos of the infant suffering online in order to garner viewers and donations, police said Thursday. The 34-year-old woman from the Sunshine Coast allegedly “administered several unauthorised prescription and pharmacy medicines to a one-year-old girl,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Unwanted spam calls are rampant nowadays — and some world leaders even struggle to escape them. Thailand’s prime minister said she received a spam call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Unwanted spam calls are rampant nowadays — and some world leaders even struggle to escape them. Thailand’s prime minister said she received a spam call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Majlie de Puy Kamp, Casey Tolan, Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Kyung Lah, CNN Pineville, Kentucky (CNN) — When the coal mines closed in Bell County, Kentucky, a community that once powered the nation was left forgotten, with few well-paying jobs or prospects. Many of its residents now live in poverty among empty storefronts and the
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will sign an executive order that is his final stab at shoring up America’s cyber defenses after a damaging string of cyberattacks on federal networks that US officials have blamed on Chinese and Russian operatives. The directive is the product of a monthslong
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Wealthy hedge fund executive Scott Bessent – whose confirmation hearing for treasury secretary is slated for Thursday – has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and owns property from North Dakota to the Bahamas. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, billionaire Steve
Continue ReadingBy Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Paetongtarn Shinawatra did
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The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Center & Garden hosted a naturalization ceremony in partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Wednesday morning. The 50 new U.S. citizens came from 20 countries and took the Oath of Allegiance and waved their U.S. flags in front of friends and family in the Sunnylands garden. For
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Morales and Galindo Marketing Group, Hispanic American Chamber, along with other organizations are holding a donation drop-off at COD this Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drop-off location is at College of the Desert-Palm Desert Campus, South Annex, GSD Pride Center, 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA. Water, masks, blankets, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
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The annual fundraising gala put on by Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) will be a ‘No Show Gala’ this year, running throughout the month of February. Organizers explain that a virtual event makes better sense this year due to economic challenges and the increased demand for services at CVRM. This year’s theme, “Show Your Love!
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Hundreds of thousands of residents were hoping to get access to their homes as early as Thursday, however, that won’t be happening. LA County and city officials had previously said evacuees would have the chance to go back into evacuations zones, but because of the excessive damage to areas hit particularly hard by the fires,
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — India on Thursday became the fourth country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space, a feat seen as pivotal for future missions as New Delhi cements its place as a global space power. The United States, Russia and China are the only other countries to have developed and
Continue ReadingBy Yong Xiong and Simone McCarthy, CNN New York (CNN) — Two Chinese citizens are standing trial in New York for charges related to the illicit fentanyl trade in a landmark case as officials aim to crack down on the movement of the deadly drug and its components from China to the United States. Defendants
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The 2025 American Express gets underway on Thursday. Players were out on the course in La Quinta on Wednesday for their final tune-up. Many were either working on the range or on the practice putting green. News Channel 3’s Blake Arthur takes a look at final preparations before the 1st round of the PGA tournament.
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The First Tee of the Coachella Valley gifted two local high school golf programs brand-new equipment on Wednesday at the Lights at Indio Golf Course. The boys and girls golf teams from Indio and Desert Mirage high school received new golf clubs and bags, 14 sets to each program. It’s estimated that all this gear
Continue ReadingCNN By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race. “We were friends
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As the Los Angeles wildfires rage on, charring more than 40,000 acres and destroying 12,000 structures, News Channel 3 has followed several evacuees fleeing to the desert. Now, some local realtors say they expect the housing market to change because of it, possibly raising the costs of homes as people from the region purchase property
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The cost of energy could soon go up for Imperial Irrigation District (IID) customers, which includes large portions of the East Valley. According to IID’s website, rates for residential customers could increase to 19.76¢ per kWh from 11.69¢ per kWh – a roughly 69% increase – in 2025. The rates will continue to increase each
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Jack Forrest, Aditi Sangal and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Wednesday evening, the one-term Democratic leader used a 19-minute address to frame his four-year presidency on
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Unwanted spam calls are rampant nowadays — and some world leaders even struggle to escape them. Thailand’s prime minister said she received a spam call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Here’s what else you need to know to
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